shiksa
shik·sa
noun \ˈshik-sə\Definition of SHIKSA
1
often disparaging : a non-Jewish girl or woman
2
: a Jewish girl or woman who does not observe Jewish precepts —used especially by Orthodox Jews
Variants of SHIKSA
shik·sa or shik·se \ˈshik-sə\
Origin of SHIKSA
Yiddish shikse, feminine of sheygets non-Jewish boy, from Hebrew sheqeṣ blemish, abomination
First Known Use: 1872
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